Comedian Lim Woo-il apologized for the controversy over false advertising of hair loss-related products.

On the 16th, Lim Woo-il opened his mouth by saying on his YouTube channel, “I‘m sorry. This is Lim Woo-il. I wanted to explain the situation quickly, but it took me a while to write this because of contractual matters.”

He continued, “I am truly sorry for causing harm to those who support me due to my ignorance. I was blinded by the attention and profit I received at a late age, so I foolishly filmed the advertisement and never thought that the advertisement would become a problem.”

Lim Woo-il said, “After I realized that the advertisement was controversial, I relayed the situation to the agency and asked them to take down all of the controversial advertisements. I once again apologize for causing concern to those who trusted me due to my ignorance. He bowed his head, saying, “I am truly sorry.”

He then said, “I know very well how precious that attention is, since you have given it to someone who has done nothing well. In the future, I will always be careful so that this kind of problem does not occur again,” he said in an apology.

Finally, he added, “If I am presumptuous and do something wrong or make a mistake, please scold me harshly like this. I will consider that attention and always listen gratefully and live my life after coming to my senses. I bow my head and apologize once again for causing trouble due to my stupidity.”

Earlier, Lim Woo-il recently appeared in a commercial for a hair loss product, claiming that if you use the product, your hair will become thicker like a wig, grow well, and your remaining hair will gradually grow back.

In response, a YouTuber created a stir by posting, “You shouldn’t advertise like this,” and pointing out the false and exaggerated advertising of the hair loss product that Lim Woo-il was a model for.

Meanwhile, Lim Woo-il debuted as a comedian through KBS’s 26th open recruitment in 2011. He appeared in the KBS2 comedy program ‘Gag Concert’ in the corners ‘Stubborn’, ‘Road for the Team’.


[Full text of Lim Woo-il’s apology]

I‘m sorry. This is Lim Woo-il. I wanted to explain the situation quickly, but it took me a while to write this because of contractual matters.

I am truly sorry for causing harm to those who support me due to my ignorance. I was blinded by the attention and profit I received at a late age, and foolishly filmed the advertisement without even thinking that the advertisement would become a problem.

After realizing that the advertisement was controversial, I relayed the situation to the agency and requested that they take down all the controversial advertisements. I apologize once again for causing concern to those who trusted me due to my ignorance. I am truly sorry.

I know very well how precious that attention is, since you gave so much attention to someone who has nothing special. I will always be careful and careful so that problems like this do not arise in the future. And if I am being arrogant and make a mistake, please scold me harshly like this. I will always listen to it gratefully and come to my senses and live my life.

I bow my head and apologize again for causing trouble due to my stupidity. I am truly sorry.

Dong-A.com Reporter Kim Seung-hyun tmdgus@donga.com